Iran's Oil Exports Peak After Interim Nuclear Deal

U.S. Is 'Comfortable' With Level of Iran's Oil Exports

By

Benoît Faucon And

Laurence Norman

Updated March 14, 2014 1:50 p.m. ET

TEHRAN—The U.S. is "comfortable" with the level of Iran's oil exports, a senior official said Friday, despite data from a top energy agency showing that over the last two months the country's oil sales have reached their highest level in a year.

Iran's oil exports have risen amid a thaw in relations with the West that is showing signs of boosting the Islamic Republic's battered economy.